Songs for Willa

Verse 1

Breath on the mirror, warm and slow headlights blinking in the grey you keep driving through the fog you always find another day

Pre-chorus

Another year of getting closer another mile you've made your own so wipe the glass and look behind you

Chorus

Willa, the road was always kind to you every turn led here somehow Willa, we're glad you kept on coming so glad you're with us now

Verse 2

Traffic slows but you keep steady hands still sure upon the wheel every year that's pulled you forward made you more of what you feel

Bridge

We saw the lights behind you shining knew you'd make it, knew you'd land never once we doubted for a moment you'd come home just as you planned

Chorus

Willa, the road was always kind to you every turn led here somehow Willa, we're glad you kept on coming so glad you're with us now

Outro

Wipe the glass, the fog is clearing you made it home again

Verse 1

You laughed and the flour went flying the oven door swinging wide open mess all over the red tiles and still you had us all smiling

Chorus

Willa, Willa, light up the room happy birthday, we made it for you nobody bakes quite like Willa two of a kind, you and vanilla

Verse 2

You always burn the first batch and somehow that's part of the charm every mistake turns to laughter when you're the one stirring the storm

Pre-chorus

Candles are lit, cake's coming through hands in the air, this one's for you so before the whole kitchen starts singing

Chorus

Willa, Willa, light up the room happy birthday, we made it for you nobody bakes quite like Willa two of a kind, you and vanilla

Bridge

Whatever falls, you pick it back up dust yourself off, refill the cup the years keep coming, you keep glowing Willa, that's just how you grow up

Chorus

Willa, Willa, light up the room happy birthday, we made it for you nobody bakes quite like Willa two of a kind, you and vanilla

Outro

Sweep up the flour, leave the door open another year rising, another year golden

Verse 1

Studs are caked in good old mud Rust is on the crossbar still Something in your kick, your blood Nobody else has got that will

Pre-chorus

Grey skies never slowed you down You laughed right through the storm Now the whole town gathers round

Chorus

Willa, kick the whole world round Loud as thunder, twice as true Nobody moves you off that ground We're all better loving you

Verse 2

Knees are scraped from playing hard Cheeks are pink from cold and cheer Every goal's a battle scarred Won because your heart was here

Chorus

Willa, kick the whole world round Loud as thunder, twice as true Nobody moves you off that ground We're all better loving you

Bridge

Raise a glass and stomp the floor Sing it till the rafters shake Willa's who we're cheering for Every candle, every cake

Chorus

Willa, kick the whole world round Loud as thunder, twice as true Nobody moves you off that ground We're all better loving you

Outro

Rusted goal still holds the line Just like you, this heart of mine

Verse 1

That neon sign keeps blinking red I'm watching it from where you lay Rain drips slow along the window You mumble something, drift away

Pre-chorus

I could name every reason why But the truth won't sit still long enough It just settles here, quiet, alive

Chorus

Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

Verse 2

The glass is cold under my hand You're warm against my shoulder still Some nights don't ask for anything Just you and rain against the sill

Pre-chorus

I could name every reason why But the truth won't sit still long enough It just settles here, quiet, alive

Chorus

Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

Bridge

No grand plans, no big words tonight Just your breathing slow and even I've stopped needing anything louder Than this, than you, than staying

Chorus

Willa, this room is smaller with you gone You make the ordinary hours mean something Every flickering light out on that alley Willa, it's you I keep on choosing

Outro

That sign still flickers, on and off You're the steady thing I'm watching now

Verse 1

Rows of orange, stacked so neat Rail is shaking under our feet You reach out and hold it still Steady hands do what they will

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

Verse 2

Wind comes hard against the green Colder now than it has been You just laugh and pull me near Nothing moves you, nothing here

Pre-chorus

I have watched you in the rain Watched you carry all the strain Still you turn and hold my hand

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

Bridge

Let the railing shake and bend You're the one I call a friend Not for looks or lucky days Just for how you stay, you stay

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I keep Nothing shakes you, nothing steep Every storm, you stay the same Willa, I say your name

Outro

Rows of orange, still and true Nothing shakes me, next to you

Verse 1

Grass leans hard against the fence Wind won't let the field alone But you don't move for anyone You stay steady like a stone

Pre-chorus

I've watched the weather change on people Watched them bend and lose their name But you hold still when it gets loud

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

Verse 2

Everything around you bends The loud world won't sit still But you don't chase the noise at all You just are, and that's your skill

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

Bridge

I don't need you loud or moving I just need you where you are Some people chase the wind for meaning You were never far

Chorus

Willa, you're the calm I lean on Nothing shakes the way you stand Storms roll through and you stay Willa Steady ground beneath my hand

Outro

The grass will bend, the wind won't stop But you're the stone I'm holding on